Kym Ng facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kym Ng
Ng in May 2017
Born	Ng Kwee Khim (1967-07-01) 1 July 1967 (age 57) Singapore
Education	River Valley High School Tanjong Katong Secondary School
Occupation	Host actress former singer former flight attendant
Years active	1993–present
Agent	SPH MediaWorks Mediacorp The Celebrity Agency
Spouse(s)	Yang Guo ​ (m. 2009)​
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Instruments	Vocals
Stage name
Traditional Chinese	鐘琴
Simplified Chinese	钟琴
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōng Qín
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	黃桂琴
Simplified Chinese	黄桂琴
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáng Guìqín

Kym Ng Kwee Khim (born July 1, 1967) is a well-known TV host and actress from Singapore. She is famous for her lively personality. Many people know her as one of Mediacorp's top variety show stars.

Kym Ng has won many awards in Singapore and other parts of Asia. She has won the Best Variety Show Host award four times. She also won Best Supporting Actress twice and Best Actress once. In 1998, she was the first person to win the Best Variety Show Host award.

She has also won two Asian Television Awards and an Asia Rainbow TV Award. These awards show how talented she is in hosting and acting.

Early life and education

Kym Ng went to River Valley High School. After that, she studied at Tanjong Katong Secondary School. This was before she started her career in entertainment.

Career highlights

Before becoming a star, Kym Ng worked as a flight attendant for Singapore Airlines. She started her career in entertainment as a singer. She even released some music albums.

Later, in 1995, she joined Mediacorp's earlier company. She then started focusing on hosting and acting. She became very popular as a host on the show City Beat. She hosted it with other famous stars like Pan Lingling and Bryan Wong. Her great work on City Beat helped her win her first two Best Variety Show Host awards.

In 2001, Kym Ng moved to another company called SPH MediaWorks. But after four years, that company joined Mediacorp. So, Kym Ng went back to Mediacorp.

Kym Ng is known for being very friendly and connecting well with her audience. She often hosts shows about food and other fun variety programs. Since returning to Mediacorp, she has hosted over 150 TV shows!

In 2005, she starred in the movie Gone Shopping. Critics praised her acting in the film. It took two years to make the movie, from 2005 to 2007.

In 2011, Kym Ng hosted a popular show called Love on a Plate. This show won the Best Variety Programme award. Kym Ng also won her third Best Variety Show Host award for it. Later, she won her fourth Best Variety Show Host award for Jobs Around the World. This made her one of the record holders for most wins in that category.

For her acting, Kym Ng was nominated for Best Actress for her role in It Takes Two. She won her first acting award at the Star Awards 2018 for her role in When Duty Calls. She had also won an Asian Television Award in 2005 for her comedy acting in Durian King.

In Star Awards 2019, Kym Ng received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award. This special award is given to stars who have won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award ten times. She was the eleventh female star to get this honor.

Today, she co-hosts The Sheng Siong Show with Dasmond Koh and Seow Sin Nee.

Personal life

Kym Ng at the Star Awards 2011

Kym Ng grew up in a family with four children. In 2009, she quietly married her longtime boyfriend in a simple ceremony overseas. She likes to keep her private life very secret. She rarely shares personal details with the media. Kym Ng has also said that she does not plan to have children.

She has had a health condition called hyperthyroidism since 2000.

In 2023, Kym Ng had an accident while filming a TV series called Till the End. She fell and broke her wrist. She had to take five weeks off to recover. Another actress, Denise Camillia Tan, filled in for her as a co-host on The Sheng Siong Show during that time.

Selected filmography

Kym Ng has been in many TV shows and movies. Here are a few examples of her work.

Variety and infotainment shows

• 1991−2000: City Beat
• 2005: Chingay Parade of Dreams 2005
• 2007: Sheng Siong Show
• 2010: Black Rose
• 2011: Love on a Plate
• 2012: Jobs around the world
• 2016: Life Hacks
• 2017: Ah Ma Can Cook
• 2019-present: The Sheng Siong Show

Films

• 1999: Liang Po Po: The Movie
• 2008: Gone Shopping
• 2011: It's a Great, Great World
• 2012: Dance Dance Dragon
• 2014: Filial Party

Television series

• 1998: The New Adventures of Wisely
• 2001: Apple Pie
• 2004: Zero
• 2006: The Yang Sisters
• 2009: Reunion Dinner
• 2012: It Takes Two
• 2015: Good Luck
• 2016: House of Fortune
• 2017: When Duty Calls
• 2019: How Are You?
• 2020: My Guardian Angels
• 2021: The Heartland Hero
• 2023: Till the End

Discography

Kym Ng has released several music albums.

Studio albums

• 1992: My Heart Is All Yours
• 1993: 小女人的独白
• 1999: 追钟琴感

Compilation albums

• 2013: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13
• 2015: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15
• 2016: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16
• 2017: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17
• 2018: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18
• 2020: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20
• 2021: MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21

Awards and nominations

Kym Ng has won many awards for her work as a host and actress.

She has been nominated for awards 21 times at the Star Awards. She has won 7 of these awards. These include four Best Variety Show Host awards, two Best Supporting Actress awards, and one Best Actress award. She was the first person to win the Best Variety Show Host award.

At the 25th Star Awards, Kym Ng received the special All-Time Favourite Artiste award. This was because she had won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award ten times. She was the twenty-first person overall to receive this great honor.

She has also won two Asian Television Awards. One was for Best Entertainment Presenter in 2003 for Top Ten. The other was for Best Comedy Performance by an Actress in 2005 for Durian King. In 2019, she won the Outstanding Host Award at the Asian Rainbow TV Awards for Ah Ma Can Cook.